Undoing the Racist Legacy of Cash Assistance in the South: Reimagining TANF Using the “Black Women Best” Framework
Ali Zane, Ife Finch Floyd | August 31, 2022 |
This paper is part of First Focus on Children’s upcoming series Big Ideas 2022: The American South Forward This report was written before the …
Fact Sheet: Voters Strongly Support Making Investments in Our Children and Grandchildren
| June 30, 2022 |
After witnessing a gradual divestment in our nation’s children in recent years and seeing that the COVID global pandemic and economic recession negatively impacted …
Statement: Today’s White House hunger conference must outline clear solutions for children
Michele Kayal | September 28, 2022 |
In anticipation of today’s White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, First Focus on Children President Bruce Lesley issued the following statement: “Today’s …
U.S. Child Poverty in 2021
Cara Baldari | September 21, 2022 |
On September 13, 2022, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that the United States saw the lowest child poverty rate on record, with 5.2% of …
CHIP, Medicaid kept children insured
Michele Kayal | September 21, 2022 |
Data released today show the number of U.S. children without health insurance declined for the first time in at least four years in 2021, …
Joint Letter: Establish a children’s interagency coordinating council
| September 15, 2022 |
First Focus on Children — and over 40 other organizations working to improve the lives of children — sent the following letter to Secretary …
Issue Brief: Behavioral Health Parity For Children
Averi Pakulis, Elaine Dalpiaz, Olivia Gomez | September 14, 2022 |
What Is Behavioral Health Parity? Treating mental health conditions and substance use disorders as equivalent to other health conditions in insurance plans is what …